Vocabulary
- old school: Traditional or old-fashioned in style, behavior, or attitude.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- wildest dreams: The most imaginative or unrealistic hopes or aspirations.
- on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- for sale: (object) that people can buy
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- pop up: To appear suddenly.
- in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
- in terms of
- see through: To realize the truth about
- go over there: To move or travel to a specific location.
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- get excited: To become enthusiastic or eager.
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- spot: A certain place or area
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- initially: At first; originally
- commercial: Radio or television advertisement
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
- afford: To make available, to provide
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- concern: To be about a particular topic
- appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
- section: A part of a whole
- cabinet: Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
- estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
- actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- furniture: Items such as tables, chairs, beds or closets
- convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
- abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
- original: Being first made, thought or performed; fresh
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- piece: A counter in a board game
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- basement: Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
- shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
- leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
- historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
- part: Division of a book
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- area: Amount of measured space
- renovation: Act of repairing or rebuilding a house, room, etc.
- entry: Act of entering a room, building, party
- barn: Building on a farm where animals or crops are kept
- lifelong: Continuing through life; lasting a long time
- municipal: Concerning a city or town government
- upstairs: On a floor above
- weirdly: In an odd or strange way
- rink: A ice playing area for ice hockey or curling
- structural: Concerning or caused by structure
- workshop: A brief intensive course for a small group
- daunt: To make someone feel less courageous or confident
- skate: Flat sea fish
- peep: To look at secretly or when you shouldn't
- mid: At (or near) the middle point
- turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
- bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
- pail: Bucket
- masonry: Materials used to build brick or stone structures
- scrappy: Quarrelsome; aggressive
- schoolhouse: Building where young people receive education
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
A2 Elementary
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We Bought An Old Schoolhouse For $175K And Made It Into A Home
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VoiceTube posted on 2025/03/24Ever wondered what it's like to transform an old schoolhouse into a cozy home? You'll get a fascinating tour of this incredible historic renovation, picking up practical DIY vocabulary and real-life situational dialogue along the way! It's a fantastic chance to learn about adaptive reuse while enjoying a unique lifestyle story.
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